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Book Notes.

SONY Farmers Daughter" by l.. Herbert Andrews
Grand 4 McNallyL Is a sensational novel which deals
with life the criminal ciassea II contains some
powerful passages
James honno Ia the author Of "stories Of Heroic
Deeds for Boys and Girls" which forms Part H. Of APP
petons Historical seres The stories mostly taken
from American history. and seem well adapted TO
Juvenile readers
Tho Appstons publish excellent elementar Phyh
cal Geography" prepared on new and original plan
1t is edited by Prof John ID. Quacksnbos OF Columbia
College and the contributors are men OF science, who
have gained reputation in the special departments as
signed them Tho information brought down to the
latest moment and may be relied upon rs thoroughly
some Of the chapters form agreeable read
ing. a that precious stones by Mr. George v KunA
gem expert and mineraogist with Tiffany Co Of this
city. The illustrations and maps are admirable
The Autobiography of SANDER" by Edna Lyall
(Applstons> conveys wholesome moral with admirable
force and dirsctness As SO often happens with tale
bearers in actual life the persons who circulated the
Islander whose progress this volume records men
and OF the best Intentions and unconscious Of
the minute additions invariably received before 1t left
their respective hands comparatively innocent bit
OF gossip grew in time into caumny or the most
rible which brought to an unamely death per
fectly innocent The most striking quality Of Miss
Lyas story Il the naturaness with which the events
succeed each other There 10 not an exaggerated pas
sage book and the dsnouement severely logical
specimen Of literary workmanship 1t possesses very
great merit
Mr.. Julian Hawthorns's last novel "Thraldom" ZAP
pstonsl has the advantage OF a rather original plot
which has been developed with considerable skill In
fortunately tho Idea will suggest itself many readers
that his father would have constructed marvellous
story Of the materials II the has not
oompshsd this, he has produced of more than
craze merit Some Of the characters well drawn.
particularly Tom Fame, the elder and Tom Fame, the
the younger excellent specimens OF The English squire
archy. and Mr.. Aervyu the kindly and shrewd but
rather self sufcient London merchant Mira We're tho
mssmsrie mother, whose malisu influences the pot
hinges the other hand, = rather feeble and
conventional creature and tho ObsAh nsgrsss with her
uncAnny arts gro ssque rather than terrible the
author would fain have made her There is also some
confusion In leading 10 the conclusion Of the story
the inprobaIs and the unnecessary being TOO ire.
OF M hAwhorneS work aud will be read with Interest
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From the B,,lrIIs nmss.

How much does your best girl cost you. old
fellow was pumped at beardess boy WHO makes his
bread and buttsr about ~ week in the carpenter
trade. After demurring. as usual over looking ~ tue
,ennena anslr IN 10 practical i1hL his objections
y Ne and nv Eirl AXE ia all the museum shows Ten
weeks ~ museums at 10 cen week makes 81 All tho
on Ice cream have to got her 10 GEMS worth OF ady
on ana on That comes 10 10 cents easy, In summer
time We geI rsrAlsas an 10 two big blow outs any
way-niost generally picnics With tho car fare thai
comes To - Other evenings We 10 To the parks and
fr.ere 70 ono OF them snchss That don't coat nothing
except tho fare sixty cents would about settle that
for some lines walk, dont you see When ChrIsimtl
comes o tht grand and buy natr Of earrings somt
less than s. neitnsr Let's see s. ~ O. s. 6lc, =
o0mes 70 SOa9 Ny Erl sAy1 lhAs good enough for her
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Prom Furnace ana Nctory.

growing inheritance for the New England farmer, and
eertAin experiments made At the suggestion u Prof
hArgsnt by the Boston Aad rroVisnce Raj road have
an I'm PorInt bearing on Il my NO ne. w.r. laid
ing an average OF sSty nys trains daily Ten kinds OF
wood were tried nVs In the STATE and nvs cTso
soted None ~ the ties rotted Of the allan
'hns the S!hsTs that had 70 be removed had b..p In
lArch and southern pins have al suffered badly M his
way White OAK lasted well hut II holds The spikes
hrny thai they comet be drawn when tho rails have
Be shifted C.so~oIsd sn AMI birch did we'll aud
be recommended chestnut vi uaf1T, unAlsly NOT In,
endsd In The sxpsrmsn AlIho oh VI 10 considered "ns
OF the hest woods for IiaA the bsAviOF tie "a "a
wAs one Of The moA int ealing Tea Of
has been highly SPOKEN Of for ss OF IL prAc
teAI IdsstruatAbily when placed In the ami al The
ties Of s Sood hers Irisd attn boAnd except under
=. IA We Sssrs NJ are e.aF % PeP ~ y
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Prom s, Nieho,aa
When Arnolfo Lapo was building the church Of Maria
In the century of Dante begun. and finished only in
SLOWLY greA. cathedral up tho shape of its
Wonder of architects art and crown Of the City Of
Block After lifted by chains that wore strained
with and rattle and groan. the pondorous burden
Hour after hour stone in tho days whom the hours
p.ns. III. poet near, the blocks swung up
He with his DEEPEST s,ss of care and of foresight sad
watched tho toers work. ants in ant hill that
Knew them for brother, and soul. and tbs spirit of
Dante was aidensd
stance and form.
Even he owl of Minerva by brightness of sunshine
Sat boush and mussd, while around him tho pert
Hoppe, and suffered and pecked him-the Foreutines
Seeing the 80 grave Knocked at Dante with foolish
Paused in passing, and spoke to him thus "Mssser
You Of your grace declare the Of the very
Dans. Sstsa up from s thought. and replied to tho
Almost may the swift smile as taciturn image
curvng The subtle red lips the youth while his Ids
Almond shaped tlorentino eyeA as he passed with
thought of Il az. er.
Leaving alone his slab the poet majestic,
AL through of year had the builders been
busy tore her.
settinE each block in its place as the master, Arno
10, had planned;
Month after month week BY week day bv day In the
storm or fair weather.
Massive the structure which through centuries
was destined to 9 and
At the end Of the year before hts slab sat the
poet TO ponder.
Again did the Fiorsntine youth approach him and
come to q halt:
Master, with wharf was his question; and quick with
out waiting wonder.
Dante looked up from his thoughA and replied 10 tho
question: with salt"
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POEMS WORTH READING.
The Wanderers.

The wanderera
One STAYED In his place by shore Where his father
had lived stayed he
And the faces that knew him smiled a. they might till
death should be.
And one had place but sailed wide on the dark
enins sea.
And ono had his own nrssde and the love Of his heart
badhe
And his children nestled there And sf.r the tossing
Sailed the wreck of broken hesrtfsr the tossing
sea
And he who sailed In vrsok By night dream dreamed
he
OF lights on the quiet shore and tho of his heart sh
Los. soul Of the hArbo, lights and the love Of his heart
dreamed he.
And he who stayed by the shorsts strange strange
may be
Bui a, night dreaming soul put forth the restless
And sailed with longing dim on the Wild and boundesa
30 truly Christ He spaks-and sorrowful words spaks
He
.1hav. loved. died-I am tho way-yet they viii not
como to mel
Come restless hearts By shors-come weary hearts at
sea-" g. P. Mol. O.
coLo.IDo srRuss AUG IS
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LIEhta'a= In the w=lce.. Parsonage.
Prom ne Waterbury Rrpu1ltedn

The house was struck fore and aft, either by
two bolts very close LoEehsr as seemed probable or BY
four which divided The electricity danced nearly
every room ndieanE Il. step. 6 paper torn on 10 .il:
patches especial from the border and by patches OF
PAtsrnE Knocked on IL tore on splinters from ratters
In the garrett played about In The kitchen burning hole
through piece OF zinc leaving he mark OF are upon L.
eArromsd from nail to nail IN the wOodshsd and from
nail Refrigerator scratches showing Its track 10
tore up the nAKging about the well aud set q
umbrella on DIRE ihs queer dispIAy Of ~ yaEArisS
in the parsons study. The electricity ran
down he tive steel rods q :. hanging bookcase and
side = large round hole aud on the other long deep
scratch I'm the lower shelf Of the bokb had
their titles defaesd by the taking IA or the gut lettering
but the bnoks were otherwise unnlhrsd In one room
the only sign OF lightning about large picture,
Two sna holes IN he piAsIsrinE Ahovs ami below 1t
showed where the electricity had passed IN and out,
In sm1 piscss all ovsr the rom The HieIqra char;
zeal sketch mArred along side by brOAd
which ysi owed the ino Of the GIT edge OF the
mat considerably changing the reading No one vas
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good old paternslist,. enjoyed the substance Of
the came thing The land was apportioned
among the mobiles In consideration for Ger,
tain service to DO rendered to the Crown; and
II was held By precisely the tenure which our
belated nineteenth century reformer would
restore. The era OF tho frat Norman sovereign
waa rapacious, but It had not yet risen to ne
civilized dignity OF being q mercenary era, Tho
people o. those days know nothing about de.
pnrtments for the assessment and collection OF
taxes, and not much about money In any
OF its various forms OF material iKation, but
the old king was no lscal or financial dude,
and was not served by the kind OF Squires that
reach the Comptroller's ONCE In New YORK.
He was perfectly willing to have his rentals, or
tax ratings II you will. cancelled by credit OF
80 many knights and mon alarms mustor1ng
under his standard, or such a. number OF iat
kline to be served up ut royal barbeeues. he
was the universal landlord and the state; and
his rate payers wsre all tenants at WILL a. they
were liable to nnd II they failed In any homage
or service due Some OF the earlier English
kings were among the first teac hers OF eviction.
But there 10 an inconceivnblo distance be-
tween the Constitution OF England under vii.
liam the Connusror and the Constitution OF
the United States: and II vii take long time
before the two ayNams can be reconciled. BUY
1t isa phenomenal spectacle to see q general
revival In this country Of the medieval ideas
Of eminent domain not alone ~ 1t affects land.
but ae 1t AFFECTS oil Government prerogativos.
Scratch . Russian and you IND a Tnrter.
Scratch civilization and you ind the skin to be
only the veneer Of savage.
WILLIAM NELSON BLACK.
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From h< Ddfotd BcN
He'd les come down frum Roarn Run he told the boys
An be come down wade in blood an hsva time you
Fer he d heered the Fiat some on the nEht an
shoot an kill
An that they kinder blowed Ground they thought he'd
git his MI;
But he led twoud jes' be fun
Ter swing erround n tenuch gun,
An learn EN- all ter hev respect for men rum hoarn
Run.
He explained he cyclone - could tear an mort
He'd then p.rceed to do 1t all ef they give him any np
That when he ut he aIAys come asveep'n' like gale
An Of he had enemy he camped right on Ills trail;
An that they say he weighed ton
About the time the 6Hht begun
An thai Hsrnsy's Peak wore on ON whom they'd done
with Roartn Rum
He stepped up 70 Teller as he lowed ma make bite
An slapped him one he said ter ugerate the fght
But the cuu he swung billiard cue that knocked him
the moor.
An then he kicked him through the stood up
by the door;
An then they lowed the night were done,
About the time that II begun,
An the terror scooteI up the Ruch that Ad toward
HoArn' RUM
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TAs Odelst OF the Birdist.

The oloudlet DER the summer shy
il scattered by the sunled
Zen a. the debtorlet 10th dy
Emphatic fruIn the dunlsL
The blrtilst doh his tootles twtt
Upon the little treslet,
And dOglets all their tOolots hit
At yitals OF the n5A.SL
Al mnrnle; now the Wnrinlet droops
And dAnKirs trom the bOughleL
And for the cudlet browse In troops
The sheep ct and the eowlsL
Tia tshl-t with his Iuouthlet Woos
The leopaTdi1inT ballet
And oit the nahls isNslet oooa
viii lA4lat - he HAtsl1A
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Prom The YOUTHS Companloa.
The berries are all hiding oh,
As frightened a. can he,
For who are these a strttiing, oh.
Across the nsldS they SCOT
Great Riants all. In aprons white,
All scamperinz 80 fast
They mean upon these berries bright
To make ray rspAsL
Great giants all with hats Of red.
And all with pails Of tin,
They seize the berries by the head,
And hustle them right In,
They bear them on these ogres-eSa,
Home over neld and dell
And into cutE laEs bowls for Tee
They tumble them psll nell.
And this will be their tragic fatA
some In he cream will drown
And some In sugar sunocate.
EAch-Au-bs gobbleL DOWN.
hJ.H-
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Sic Itur Ad Astra.
Prom Godey's Lddv'i Book

from Godets Lddvt book
Thou selfish one who seekest heaven
Through fear Of final hre,
And never had for heaven itself
Tue irst sincere desire.
Supreme unselhshness alone
Can for the skies prepare,
And he alone may nope for heaven
Who loveth what 10 there.
Thou asking God to grant the boon
Thou hast not tried TO win
Reseechiug his forgiving grace
Yet never hating ain.
And. coward. winning for the heaven
Where only brave souls are
Whoever In tho rea ms Of space
Resolves that happy s'Ar.
The object OF the good mans hope
And goal OF all his quest;
Bright sphere OF life aud growth and Joy,
Aud work that sivsth Test
That place Of earth Is nearest heaven
Where the unselfish dwell,
And where there IL bu' seltiBhness
There needs no other hell
And thou who dsemss, 7 is deorssd
By mandate OF thy God-
That thou be favored IN HIS sight
And spared the iateful rod.
Which thou dos, think Is wholly right
For those drtpis-d by thee,
And therefore doomed by Him to wrath
To all eternity
II was . fratricide declared
Ills bro her not hta care.
And he alone 10 sure Of heaven
Who Leads another there.
AKLLA QRxxHA
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In Athens.
FOn the Aftdnffc.

Mid thirty centuries Of dust and mould
We grope with hopeful heart and eager eya
And hail our treasure. trUve we but SPY
A vase. q coin. sentence carved OF Old .
On Attic stone. In rsverent hands we hold
Each msssaFe from the fssI and fain would III
Through myriad fragments dinlly to descry
The living Korss Of the Age Of Gold
vainest of dreams, This rinsd grave contains
or Beauty but the orumbled outward grace
The spirit that gave II life Hellenic then,
Immortal and forever young remains
But nts from and to land, from race TO raoA
Nor tarries with degenerate slArish men
WILLIAM CRAnsroE LAvroA
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His MAmma Gould Beat Them AL
From ne RlstOa Journal

II Is related that ono " the little Archduch-
esses Of NustnA vac iAlsn I" circus whe,- nothing
amazed hst sud very igts pleased her On her return
home III" LinPsrUT asked nov sls mad eDInJe the per
futnlAnes 'bh, very well the young lady replied,
'puly mamma hnIs everything the eITrua u d
great deal baIIsr Why. Vs seen her jump through
STA heops AppsArs thntt II " really true. and that
tie Empress has On more shan occasion given
strictly private sntsrlahmsnt % her inumAtsS n
q he IDplS 0kiLlsd otgsas TiAsEA
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In Charge.
Prom ne sunday .senool 1.n.es.

From TIE sunday school 1tnso.
Beyond are nslds green cArpeted,
And mountain sides so fair.
Bright stream!eu wander through the grasS
May not pasture there
q shepherd! let me 20. pray;
I'll follow thee ere close OF day"
"Thy way lies hithsr and not there;
Ny sheep must follow me.
choose the pastures that will feed
Each one most perfectly.
NJ, ltsie one beside me keep;
The shepherds care Il his dear Sheep
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-17
STATE OF TRADE.

The business CT The country has continuad
to display activity and buoyapcy In sl lead
ing lines OF produce and in some OF the more
important branches Of miscellaneous merchan-
disc. The advance la cereals and animal com
IN 'cit!es has cortiGued, with occasional 10
terruptions, and within thirty days q rise OF
lC4c has been established in corn, SsIc In
wheat and SC IN oats. Live stock have
promptly Responded to the bulge in the sta
pies from which they get tneir living, sna
products Of live stock have Doc med at the
head Of the procession.
There isa h ALL expansion IN the dry
goods trade his year, and the nportst!ons
are larger tnan in recent years. For Nuvem-
Der the imports Of dry goods at New York
amounted to IS, 734, 240, compared with 49,
ll4,961 the same month last yesr, 1896 s44
the same month In 1885, and $5,42l, 544 la No
vemoer, 1854. For the eleven mouths ended
with November the total Expectations OF dry
pods at New York were Sll9,IS S 949. AZ
against Sl07 l6S $50 for the same time last
year, l92,G55 OIL for the same period in 1856,
and sl(G,SGJ 4Sl the ~c3rreeponding months in
1884 Thus far tie total imports show ali ex-
cess OF 50 320,t 92 as compared with last scar.
and So. o23, ST. more than ia 1885.
The ,ughr TRUST" il IN ful, t wing, and they
are booming sugar for AL /. is worth. Prices
are still Advancing, and there Is no knowing
where they viii carry the market. Buyers arc
"ail at sea" regarding the situation, but are
disposed To wait for further Developments be-
fore stocking up.
General trace duriDg the last week has
shown wcl.-sustsiued activity for the time OF
year. The distrihutioo ia many lines has been
smaller Tran 1t Was a few weeks age, but It
has Kept up beyond expectation In some de-
partments, and the volume Of business gen.
orally contrasts favorab'y with that o last
year at The corresponding period. In the lar
ger Wholesale branches moderate trading ia
looked for until after the holids ". The fail
u'es curing the last week Ia the United States
ana Canada aggregated pa, an increase OF 81
over the figures OF the preceding week.
Since c-,ooer |, the receipts OF wheat at
at West,rn centers amount TO 80, coo, 900 bush
els' against 100000 In the CORE spending
period tf last year. Her receipts Of corn
amount TO Is l93, 000 bushels, against IS 49,
Ooo bushels. They continue ahead.
Ne" ioik's Imports CT specie for the past
week amounted 20 S5iS 2SS, against 81 75ltl2
Tor the corresponding period last var, snd
'r'm j IN. ! To date s3s S24, SO, against S27..
$685. 80. TIE exports from The same port from
jar, l to date were s16 1856 S34, against SAT-.
3Jl l9l for the same period IN 1856.
HE Financial Chronicle reports the gross
earlinSe Tor seventy. ;hree railroads for the
third week 81 November at %, 2l0, SEE. all In.
crease Of SSl0,977
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-17
FIFTIETH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WAsHISGToN, De. 5.-New senators were
sworn IN. There was no objection t. the
seating OF Senator 1urpie. Mr.. Hoar pre-
sented a protest, which was referred TO the
committee on elections. The election OF
Charles J. Faulkner. Of West Virginia, was
not sworn.
A memorial FOR q constitutional amendment
to prohibit the manufacture, sale, importa-
ton or transportation Of alcoholic drinks was
presented and referred.
WAsnfNsToN, Dee. 6.-After tie reading %
The journal, the presiding officer asked
whether 1T WAS the pleasure Of the senate to
proceed to the morning business.
Mr.. Harris suggested that memorials and
bills might be introduced and referred.
Mr.. Hosr objected till after the message
had been read, and moved q rec, IS. Motion
agreed TO.
Mr.. Merrill reported that the Joint con-.
mittee had waited upon the president, and
that he would immediately communicate to
congress in writing.
The message was then delivered and read
after which he senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I'll The senate this
mornipg, after the presentation OF various
communications from the heads OF depart
raenfs and court OF claims, Mr.. Cullom re-
marked that the rule Was that when bills are
introduced before committees are appointed
TO have sueh bills lsid on the table, and that
created unnecessary work. He therefore
moved that the senate adjourn, but lie with
drew his motion temporarily to permit SIR.
Plumb TO oner q resolution calling on the
c}u misstoner OF agriculture for information
as 10 whether any person In the employment
OF that department, making experiments as
to the manufacture OF sugar from sorghum.
has obtained or applied for a patent or pat
en;s connected with such manufacture, and
growing out 81 such experiments. The reso-
luton was adopted.
Mr.. Farwcl! askei hts colleague 10 withdraw
his motto 40 as to allow him TO introduce q
D,ii to perGeluate the rational bank tys,sm.
Mr.. Cuiio'A declined. and at IL 20 the senate
adj 'urned.
In session.
WAsalNGToS, Dec. s.-Atter the reading OF
the ! 'urnai ana ne PRESENTATION OF a few Dc
parlulent communications the senate, on
motion OF MIR. Farrell, adjourned until Mon
day.
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TIE prcsideEts me6ssgc wL< then delivered
snG read, when the house adjourned until
Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Dc. S.-The speaker ls,l be-
fore tue house the arr asl rspor's OF the SEC
relay OF the treasury and attorney general,
and the clerk OF the house.
Tie committee on mileage was ANNOUNCED
as follows: Meesrs. Rogers, Of Arkansas;
Beldeu, Of New York; Howard, Of Indiana;
Burnett, OF Massachusetts aud Fsllop, Of
Gxltfornia.
A number Of resolutions providing for the
amendment OF the rules Of the house were.
offered and referred.
The house then sdiorrre ed until Monday.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-17
N CIT, Dee. IL.
How He Was Horn.

Epoch: Miss Breezy, OF Chicago-O.
yes, young Mr.. Wabash is immensely
wealthy by inheritance. He was born
with q silver spoon in mis- mouth, YOU
know.
Mrs. Shawsgarden, Of st. Louis
Was he, indeedp / should imagine
from the way he eats that he was born
with a knife in his mouth.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-17

With TIE os parturr 81 tue car stove We
begin to breathe more easily. As matters now
stand we msy be smsshed to pieces in The
good old-fashioned wey, but We can't be
burned up after death. This Is a great i'm.
over the Calvanjstie method.
We will say to q t~houghtless II suirer ,ha
an Old maid ia always a young married We m an
she gets married.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-05-26

$ The pig stys in town are giving the
marshal deal of trouble.
The basement of the Morrison no
tel will be completed this week.
Great Bend, the center of the fam
Gus wheat belt, is pretty city and
has most excellent people.-State Req
Estate Journal.
The political pot in Pawnee cow lty
has begun to boil. Two gentle men
have already announced for treas urer.
Thus the fun begins.
Articles for the educational exhibit
Friday and Saturday evenings, at
opera house, are arriving daily from
throughout the county.
An elaborate prograrn'is being pre-
pared for the entertain ment to be Civ
Ell at the opera house June 7th. Pro-
ceeds will be used in purchasing pulpit
furniture for the Presbyterian church.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-05-26

little Baptist church about four miles
from the camp, who insisted that, in
the absence of any regular pastor, he
she ,uld fill the pulpit. With his Gus
t mary good nature he complied. and
for several successive Sundays the voice
that had many time reused the mirth
of crowded halls as it told the story of
Tom and Laura in the Rise and Fall
of the Moustache" was heard in the
pulpit of that little church. He
preached not only a full but free sal
walton in every sc nse of the word, for
he charged the good brethren nothing
whatever for his services. Chicago
Tribune.